Antique’s 590 barangays establish desks to shelter abused women

BUENAVISTA: Violence Against Women (VAW) desks are available in 590 barangays of Antique, providing temporary shelter to abused women in the province.

Antique Gender and Development Desk officer Prisceli Joyce Lizcel Galuego said in an interview Mond…

1st physiotherapy facility for PDLs opens in Zambo jail

MANILA: Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory (ZCJMD) who need physiotherapy services can now be treated at the jail following the opening of its physical rehabilitation facility on Monday.

In a statement, ZCJMD…

DA eyes higher rice yield in E. Visayas to cover El Niño loss

TACLOBAN CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) is aiming to surpass its 2023 rice production in Eastern Visayas to support other regions badly affected by the El Niño phenomenon.

In an interview Monday, DA regional executive director Andrew Orais …

PH, Cambodia to boost rice supply cooperation

MANILA: The Philippines and Cambodia will boost rice supply cooperation, discussed during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s bilateral meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melb…

P57-M road projects to spur tourism, agri dev’t in 2 Negros LGUs

BACOLOD: The PHP57-million concreting of road sections in Sipalay City and Hinoba-an town in Negros Occidental is seen to spur tourism and agriculture development in the two southernmost local government units (LGUs) of the province.

In a report on M…

PCG begins 2-week monitoring mission in Batanes, PH Rise

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday deployed BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) for a two-week mission to Batanes and Philippine Rise (formerly Benham Rise).

In a statement, PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said the ship will p…

Senate adopts PBBM’s amnesty grant to rebels

MANILA: The Senate adopted on Monday the three concurrent resolutions favoring President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s grant of amnesty to various rebel and insurgent groups in the country, less than three months after the signing of the presidential proc…